Sash weight



Feb, I0, 1925.

H. M. STARKE sAsH WEIGHT 'Filed Aug. 11, 1923 Patented Feb.' 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,526,252 PATENT oFFlci-i.`l

A HORACE M. STARKE, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR IO STAR-KES DIXIE PLOW WORKS, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

SASH WEIGHT.

Application filed August 1,1, 1923. Serial No. 655,813.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that L'Honnon M. S'rannn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county ci Henrco and Sta-te of Virginia, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Sash `Weights, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a sectional sash Vweight of such construction that any desired number of the units thereof may be quickly and conveniently assembled in such a manner that they cannot become separated from each other when in the window bones in which the sash weights are enclosed, the units of the sectional weight being all alike sothat they are interchangeable in that each unit is adapted Jfor the attachment ot a sash cord.

In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a front view showing two units of a sectional sash weight loosely joined together. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same on line 2-2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section to show how the members may be assembled or taken apart.

Referring to the drawing, 12 denotes the bodies of the weights each unit of which is 30 provided at its bottom with a deep recess 13 and an opening 111. The opening l14; communicates with the recess 13 so that the two, collectively, form an opening 13a entirely through the bottom of the unit. At the back of the metal web below the recess 13 is a shoulder 13". Above said opening is a depending lip 15 the back or outside of which is b'evelled or chami'ered oliil as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The inside wall of the lip 15 affords a shoulder 15"l which is in line, vertically, with the shoulder 13. Each weight unit is provided at its top on one side with a neck 16 of a width somewhat less than the width of the opening 14, said neck being provided at its top with an inwardly projecting part 17 provided with an opening 18. The part 17 thus constitutes an eye portion for the attachment of a sash cord, which may be passed through the opening 18, and then be knotted at its end in the usual manner, as will be understood. The eye portion 17 is preferably rounded at its top and bottom, and the lower wall of the recess 13 and the lower edge of the opening 1.4 is preferably formed in a curve eorrespending approximately to the roundedif lower bottom part oi the eye portion 17, to afford a proper seat for the latter. These contacting curved or rounded parts render the lowerweight self-adjusting, laterally,

by gravity, as will be apparent. The top in the vert-ical line of the sides of the weight,

or in a line about midway of the body7 of the weight, thus adapting the weight for the attachment of a knotted sash cord which, with its knot, will be within the vertical lines of the sides of the weight, so that the suspending cord may run clear of the walls of the sash chamber within which the weight will y be suspended.

1n joining one unit or section ot the weight to another the two units will be disposed so that they are considerably out of alignment, as indicated in Fig. 3, and the neck 16 of one unit, with its eye portion 17, may then be inserted through the opening 111 in the other unit, and when the parts are straightened out so as to be in alignment, as shown in Fig. 2, said eye portion 17 of the lower unit will rest on the bottom wall of the opening 13 of the unit above, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Also when thus straight-- ened out the shoulder 17 a at the back of the eye portion 17 will abut against the shoulder 15a on the inside of the depending lip 15, and a shoulder 1Ga on the inside of the neck 16 will abut against the shoulder 13b at the back oi the web 13a. These contacting shoulders will hold the connected weight units steadily in alignment, front and back, as will be understood from Fig. 2. When thus joined togetherpone unit cannot become detached from another while the parts are in alignment, as they will be in use, it being necessary, in order to disconnect one unit from another, to move said units considen ably out of alignment, as will be understood from Fig. 3. A

`The contacting curved surfaces of the eye portion 17 and the lower` wall of the recess 13, on which said eye portion rests, will pep mit a. certain freedom ofsideivise movement ot one Weight unit or section relative to another, as Will be understood; and although this curved construction of these parts is preferred the invention is not to be understood as being limited thereto, as such slight changes in the construction herein shown and described as may come Within the province of mechanical skill may be made with- ,outdeparting from the scopefot the invention as the same is defined by the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

'1. A sash Weight unit consisting o't a body having a/reeess at its bottom with a curved lower Wall, and an opening at its back Wall at the'lower part of said recess, said body having a depending lip at the top of said ope-ning, said lip hav'ng-an inside vertical shoulder' and the said body having' a metal Web beloiv -said recess, said webhavingyat itsback, a shoulder which is in vertical alignment With the said shoulder on said lip, said body being provided at its top, at one side, with a neck haring-at- -its upper end an inwardlyextending eye poi'- tion ivith an opening otaproper size toreceivealnotted-sash cord,rsaidneek and eye portion beingota sui-table size to be passed 'freely throughthesaid opening into said recess in assembling the units ofthe sectional sash weight together, said eye portion having a vertical curved or rounded shoulder to contact With the curved or rounded lower Wall on a similar unit When assembled therewith.

2. A sectional sash Weight consisting oi av plurality of units each consisting of a body havingl azreeess .atits bottom with a curved louer wall, and an opening at its back wall at the lower part of said recess, said body having a depending lip at the top ot said openingand said body being' provided al its top, at one side, With a neck having' a t its upper end an inwardly extending eye -portion comprising' an opening of a proper size to receive a knotted sash cord, said neel; and eye portion being` oit -a suitable size to be passed itieel)Y through the said opening into said recess .in assemlilingv the units oit the sectional sash Weight together, the bottom ol said eye portion beine; rounded, and the yWall 4at the bottom ot said recess being);

curved to afford a proper seat for said eye portion, said eye portion having' avertical shoulder to contact with the shoulder on said lip of a similar unit when assembled there- With, and said neck having at its inside a vertical shoulder to Contact with the shoulder on said web of a similar unit when two units are connected together.

lli-testimony whereof iaith; my signature.

HORACE fM. STARKE. 

